Chateau Frank Celebre Rose

Chateau Frank Celebre Rose

Chateau Frank Celebre Rose Light salmon in color, this Rosé wine leads with ripe strawberry, passion fruit, and pineapple. Méthode Champenoise adds aromas of bread and toast. The taste is crisp and clean. The high acidity balances the sweetness perfectly, seemingly light in body. The flavors are persistent, finishing with honeycrisp apple.

Our Célèbre Rosé is a 55% Pinot Noir, 34% Chardonnay, and 11% Pinot Meunier blend from our estate vineyards on Keuka Lake. The grapes are hand harvested and very lightly pressed. Secondary fermentation took place in bottle for a minimum of one year in our historic underground cellar. Pan Asian Cuisine (especially spicy), Sushi, Lamb, Pork, Salmon (Grilled), Slightly Sweet Desserts with Berries.

Dr. Konstantin Frank

Konstantin’s vision was always to have his legacy carried out by his family. He dreamed of his children, grand children, and now great-grand children, taking care of the land. The story is in our family blood, in the very vines that were planted in 1958, the soil, and the grapes. Each season, each vintage adds a new layer to our story.

Konstantin and Eugenia celebrated the birth of their first child Willibald Konstantin Frank in 1925, the same year Konstantin reapplied to the Odessa Agricultural College. Their first child would live a privileged life living in the state-owned residence with a few servants along with his new sisters, Hilda and Lena, during Konstantin’s focus on reestablishing the Troubetskoy vineyards. more practical privileges, including better clothing and shoes, which they wore even in the summer when their Ukrainian cohorts wore none.

World War II in the 1940s forced the Frank family to migrate to Austria. They were only allowed to bring one suitcase each and enough food and water for three days. The Frank family huddled together under blankets and rugs as they escaped on a coal car attached to a train carrying wounded Germans away from the Russian front.

Shortly after moving to Austria, Willy was conscripted into the German Home Army and was placed in charge of a unit of Romainian sappers who were set to remove debris, restore infrastructure and build defensive structures. As the Soviet army began its push into Austria, his entire unit was captured. They were subjected to hard treatment and conditions, and forced to march to a prison camp in Yugoslavia under the guard of Russians on horseback. The unit agreed that should the opportunity arise, they would all make a dash to escape. As they passed through a cornfield, they made their move, scattering in all directions. Willy zigzagged through the corn making his way clear as other fell to Russian gunfire.

Shortly thereafter, Willy and another escapee were captured once again by a band of British solders. Conditions were just as bad as they were marched from camp to camp. He would escape again but this time being picked up by a group of Americans. The conditions were much better and Willy Frank remained there until the war was over.

When the war ended and prisoners were released, Willy started out on foot to find his family. Food was scarce and he had to rely on whatever people along the way could spare. In Vienna, he met a man who said that he knew the track through the mountains from Vienna to Bavaria and affered to lead the way if Willy would share his loaf of bread. The same night in the moutains, his guide slipped away with the bread and Willy found himself alone. Eventually with the help of farmers and others, he found his way to Bavaria and a reunion with his mother, father, and sisters.